Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-15

miles. He looks to get capitalists in
terested in his plans sufficiently to
put IN the necessary funds to
do this. The plan proposed would
be an expensive one, however It would
De necessary 10 partially manufacture It
as laid. Iron would be first used. and
the pipe IN sections as long IS could be
conveniently handled. When put together
Wire netting would be woven around i.
ThiS would have to be continuous. An
other netting outside these two, prepared
in similar way, and Others still sround
these, until sufficiently strong to maintain
the tucing beyond the possibility of part
ing. The whole should be filed with one
OF Inc many chesp gummy substances that
would protect from water.
His p.an has Ceen submitted IN its de-
tails to several experts snd has met with
approval. The great question with the
inventor st the present time IS 70 get the
necessary funds TO carry forward the
work, for he is man OF comparatively
little capital. He feels confident that il
the end he will receive the recognition
and encouragement which his work de.
serves.
Colonel Pierce is man with an inter
estin9 personal history. lie comes OF
good old New Hampshire stock, con
neCted with the family that gave the
country s. president, though ne was born
in Waltham, in the province Of Quebec.
When he was eleven years of age his
parents moved 10 Illinois. They were
cultivated people AMI educated their bCv
ct home. lie had but four years Of
schooling In 1852 ne enlisted in the
Eleventh Illinois cavalry and the Ninth
L. S. Y. V. and saw three years Of active
service. Il will be remembered that this
was Bob IngersoIl's regiment.
Pierce is one OF the youngest veterans
in the country, being but ~ years of age.
lie was OILY l. when he enlisted, but
was large OF his age. lie enlisted three
times and was rel ected twice on account
q his youth. lie served in the line and
Is perhaps the youngest veteran in the
country who served in this capacity.
| Others younger were musicians. When
he enlisted ne was five feet three inches
in height; when he was discharged he
had grown to five feet ten inches.
/ He won his title of colonel" from the
! fact that he was Lieutenant colonel of the
| Moraska cavalry, s regiment formed at
| the time OF the uprising in the Black
Hills, but which saw little active service.
Colonel Pierce has made q reputation
! IS newspaper man. He was for ten
years on the Omaha Bee. Over the sig.
nature Of Granger" he made the Black
hills famous, being the first TO write them
up He spent some tine on the staff OF
the Chicago Inter Ocean and represented
them at the railway exposition st the
Santa Fe tertio-milIennial and New Or
leans exposition. Many newspaper men
will remember him from the fact that he
Was secretary OF the press association al
the latter exposition. At one time be
published literary magazine.
Two years ago ne came east. later.
est excited at expositions led him
to study mechanics The result
has been several valuable in
yentions that afford him today con
siderable income from royalties. They
sre upon various articles manufactured
by the Peek, Stow & Wilcox Company
one Of whose numerous factories is To-
Gated in PIantsvilIe These inventions
and the necessary detail take up much OIL
MS time. Whist leisure he can spare IS
devoted to the development of mis- pet
sCheme-tne cherished ides OF his lie
He IS 8 man OF fine presence, and wher
talking on his fayorite topic his face
lights up with enthusiasm, and ne i'm
presses the spectator SIS a man not oDli
in earnest, but in love with his subject
Whether his scheme is q feasible one only
time will tell, but one thing IS very sure,
II is certain to cause no little talk.